Resources for garden centers who are going green:
Green Business Resources:
Construction/Remodel:
LEED for Retail
National
initiatives: Institute for Green Business
Certification
American Consumer Council Green C
Certification
Regional
examples: Washington, DC area Green Business
Program
Local
initiatives:
Santa Monica’s Green Business Certification
Other industries: Organic Trade
Association’s Good Organic Retail Practices
Organic/Sustainable Plant Certification:
Ball’s
Circle of Life program
VeriFlora
ANSI
(American National Standards Institute) Sustainable Ag Standards